HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Professional Services Agreement for the 2021/22 Traffic System Capacity Improvements - Grand Avenue Corridor Study (9th Street to 24th Street) RESOLUTION NO. 21-531
RESOLUTION APPROVING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THE
2021/22 TRAFFIC SYSTEM CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS - GRAND AVENUE
CORRIDOR STUDY (9T11 STREET TO 24TH STREET)
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,the Traffic System Capacity Improvements Program provides for the planning,
design,and construction of improvements identified in Forward 2045,the Ames Area MPO's latest
Metropolitan Transportation Plan; and,
WHEREAS,this project will consist of a corridor study of Grand Avenue from 9th Street to
24t' Street, as shown in the 2021/22 Capital Improvement Plan; and,
WHEREAS, this contract involves planning and conceptual engineering design services
along the study corridor; and,
WHEREAS,the services the consultant will perform include data analysis and forecasting,
traffic evaluations (including operations, safety, and signal warrants), intersection alternatives
development,signal timing development,public outreach support,and a final comprehensive study
report which summarizes findings and recommendations; and,
WHEREAS,multiple data sources will be leveraged for this project including traffic counts,
crash data, origin-destination data, Ames Area MPO travel demand model traffic projections, and
multi-modal data(including bicycles and pedestrians); and,
WHEREAS, proposals were received from six engineering firms and were evaluated and
ranked the project selection team; and,
WHEREAS,HDR Inc.,of Omaha,Nebraska,was selected as the top-ranking proposal as it
thoroughly addressed all the items defined in the Request for Proposals; and,
WHEREAS, HDR Inc., also has an intimate understanding of the City of Ames' roadway
network and the Grand Avenue corridor through its work on the MPO's latest Metropolitan
Transportation Plan, Forward 45; and,
WHEREAS, this project is shown in the 2021-26 Capital Improvements Plan in the Traffic
System Capacity Improvements Program with FY 2021/22 funding available in the amount of
$85,000 from Road Use Tax.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the Professional Services Agreement for the 2021/22 Traffic System Capacity Improvements-
Grand Avenue Corridor Study(9th Street to 24t' Street)with HDR Inc., of Omaha,Nebraska, in an
amount not to exceed $84,853 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 12`' day of October, 2021.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 12t'day of October, 2021.